C Badger 🦡

Assistant headteacher at a primary school. Enjoy reading about all things cognitive science. Love reading about reading and I'm fascinated by the brain.

[C Badger 🦡 @badgeml1968]

'To become a fluent reader, reading widely is not going to be enough.'
How to improve reading fluency https://t.co/VXRkW6RC7e via @badgeml1968

[C Badger 🦡 @badgeml1968]

@lfc_lance crouch

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

12 of the most interesting education research papers from the last 12 months:

(via visualiser)

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Useful questions to keep in your back pocket.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

I've made a blog-post where all the resources I've shared - from science curriculum documents to tier two vocabulary lists - can be downloaded. Help yourself! https://t.co/ul2t6kgoZb

[Kevin Fulton @Teacher_Fulton]

What are the pillars of Explicit Instruction?

1. Segment Complex Skills/Content
2. Drawing Student Attention to Key Features of Content via Modeling/Think-Alouds
3. Systematically Faded Supports
4. Opportunities to Respond/Receive Feedback
5. Purposeful Practice Opportunities

[Jamie Clark @XpatEducator]

HINGE QUESTIONS! This one-page guide breaks down hinge questions, mid-lesson checks that help uncover misconceptions and adapt instruction. Inspired by the work of the great @dylanwiliam — Download a high-quality PDF copy here:

https://t.co/to98KgwPt4

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

A reminder that ‘knowing’ is not binary, it's not an on/off thing. We move through stages; hearing, recognising, recalling, mastering, before knowledge becomes truly usable. This example of of children's different phrases of 'knowing' words from Beck, McKeown, and Kucan is so useful as an illustration.

[Jason Elsom @JasonElsom]

Be School Ready this autumn with the free @Parentkind guide for parents sending their child to primary school for the first time.

https://t.co/pDOjzAkDPV

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

This is the most successful class escape. 😂

[Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. @janhasbrouck]

I just published a blog on reading fluency. Defining, assessing and teaching. Looking forward to comments!
https://t.co/S5hmB2PTVQ

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Just read through the Ofsted consultation doc and for me, the evaluation of teaching is concerning ⬇️ 🧵 https://t.co/VedfKmz0GK

[Ambition Institute @Ambition_Inst]

Understanding theory behind pupil motivation and engagement can help teachers and school leaders create a learning culture that enables children to achieve and to thrive.

Explore our new guide: https://t.co/92sRZOI4YM

[Peps @PepsMccrea]

NOTES

‘Great Teaching, Unpacked’ is a 4-part Netflix-style documentary from @Steplab_co > to access, just grab some popcorn and head over to:

→ https://t.co/t0d7Iv8rIF

The docco features:

• 4x 45min episodes (Harnessing Attention, Teaching Behaviour, Securing Success, Embedding Development)
• Accompanying training resources for each episode
• Full (uncut) footage of selected lessons

IMPORTANT
1. Multiple configurations of effective schooling exist—this is only ONE flavour of examples.
2. The goal is not to imitate what you see, but rather to catalyse a conversation about what ‘even better’ might look like in YOUR unique context.
3. Beware CONTEXTUAL BLOCKADE (where we focus on the reasons something won’t work for our context, rather than what we can learn from it).
4. By itself, the docco will not transform teaching in a lasting way—for this, you also need an effective PD system (such as Steplab).
5. Huge gratitude to the schools and families who so generously shared their learning lives—please talk about and share this footage with due respect 🙏

If you do end up watching/using the docco, we’d LOVE to know what you think (and if you have suggestions for improving the site or resources).

🍿

[Pritesh Raichura @Mr_Raichura]

The other established routines:
1. I say, you say
2. Choral response (on 3... 1,2,3)
These inject energy & involve EVERYONE to keep them on 'the bus'. I've written about the 3 phases of questioning & these strategies here, & elsewhere on BunsenBlue:
https://t.co/Ev3R4ozFME

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

It's here! "Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The knowledge revival" is an open-access book that explains why knowledge needs to be at the heart of the curriculum: https://t.co/aBKILT0SyR

[Lindsey @Linds_Bennett]

To support ECTs with blogs & research relating to the Teacher Standards, we have a new dedicated ECT padlet page.

Mentors have used this page to direct reading for discussion, alongside ECTs independently exploring the content.

Feel free to use or share:
https://t.co/yGPUJ1Y8oT

[C Badger 🦡 @badgeml1968]

@Mr_S_Cains @Ambition_Inst Congratulations

[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

🧵There’s a lot of interest in how generative AI can be made best use of in schools, particularly to save teachers’ time. But little evidence on how to use it well. To fill some of the gaps, we’ve published findings from the first major trial of ChatGPT in English schools.

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[C Badger 🦡 @badgeml1968]

https://t.co/1ZShi5ByyM

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